agranulocytosis

agranulocytosis definition - medical

a·gran·u·lo·cy·to·sis (ā-grănˌyə-lō-sī-tōˈsĭs, ə-grănˌ-)

noun
An acute disease characterized by high fever, lesions of the mucous membranes and skin, and a sharp drop in circulating granular white blood cells.

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